Saz TaylorTracy Chapman is first black writer to win CMA's song of the yearbbc.co.uk - Mark SavageTracy Chapman's 35-year-old song Fast Car was named both song and single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville. The awards recognised a cover version by Luke Combs, which reached number two in the US and number 30 in the UK this summer. But they also mark a long overdue …
Saz TaylorWhat is the origin of ‘music’ – and where does the word actually come from?classicfm.com - Rosie PentreathMusic. We say the word every day, multiple times a day, but what does it actually mean and where does it come from? We delve into what music …
Saz TaylorThe Forgotten Story of George Bridgetower, the Black Violinist Who Inspired Beethoventalkafricana.com - Mr MaduBridgetower was a biracial Afro-European musician who started playing the violin at the young age of 10. He is well known for inspiring …
Saz TaylorStoryboardMarvin Gaye's Disturbing Last Words Before He DiedCurated byGrungeThe retired minister came into the bedroom without a word on the afternoon of April 1, 1984, and pulled the trigger of the .38 pistol twice. Two bullets ripped into his son, penetrating his heart, a lung, and his liver, per the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. His son slumped down against the far wall and lay there, bleeding out. The gun had been a present from his son for Christmas that year, according to The U.S. Sun. Marvin Gaye, the musical legend known as the Prince of Motown, was...
Saz TaylorFour musicians play a spellbinding rendition of ‘Billie Jean’ on one guitarclassicfm.com - Sophia Alexandra HallAn impressive eight-handed arrangement of Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit, on a single instrument… Luis Robisco, Xavier Coll and Alí Arango are …